Every season in the , three teams get relegated. There's no getting away from it, and once again we're at the point of the season where it's do or die.
At Hull, the tension is certainly showing. , amount to classic business-end-of-season stuff.
But what was Pearson's purpose? To wind up the atmosphere and create a sense of urgency about the KC Stadium, which might just transfer itself into the players?
If so, it didn't work, judging by the commentary on 5 live and the club's fans hardly need reminding (although they probably will be in the next set of notes) that 'every game's a cup final now'.
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Organisers of the must be wondering when their luck will turn. Perhaps in time for the tournament's opening match on 11 June, when the hosts face Mexico?
Latest efforts to give ticket sales a much needed boost got off to a bad start on Thursday when threw a wobbly and went into limp-home mode.
Fifa and the organising committee had made a huge deal of their decision to give local fans without credit cards or easy access to the internet the chance to scoop up a few of the 500,000 unsold seats at "bargain" prices.
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was many things to many people.
Home in 1966 of the and for decades a place of pilgrimage for fans enjoying the agony and ecstasy of their club's hard-earned cup final.
As the backdrop to the its Twin Towers became an instantly recognisable, even iconic, piece of sporting architecture. It was also a pain to get in and out of, didn't have enough loos, and if you weren't careful with your choice of seat you'd wind up behind a pillar.
By the time it closed, it was outdated, and becoming unfit for purpose.
But the pitch... the pitch.
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I've been Radio 5 Live's Sports News and Olympics Correspondent since 1998. I'll be looking at the events behind the headlines in all sports but especially on the road to London 2012. 